Y7 Football Team Win in Shoot-Out Drama!

Tues 2nd Feb

The Y7 football team this week hosted Kings Norton Boys in R4 of the BSSF cup.  The team (pictured above) were without AVFC academy players Kharel Reddin and Ryley Thomas, who were both involved in club commitments, but the remaining players managed to cope very well without them as they managed to defeat the visitors and progress into the semi-finals of the Birmingham Schools competition.

The game itself finished 1 - 1 at FT and remained the same after a period of additional time was played, taking the match to a penalty shoot-out.  Matt Greenway had leveled score in the second half, which Arthur Terry dominated (...making up for an AT missed penalty at the end of the first half).

In what is always a nail biting scenario, Kings Norton won the toss and elected to strike first. During the shoot out Arthur Terry GK James Pemberton produced two super saves, setting up a strike winning opportunity for Jordan Mewis who duly converted to win the tie! 

The penalty shoot-out summary:

NB: Well done to all of the boys who bravely stepped up to take one!

The Y7 team are now scheduled to play Plantsbrook School in the Semi-Final!

North Birmgham KS3 Sportshall Athletics Champions!

3 out of our 4 KS3 indoor athletics teams were crowned North Birmingham Champions in the L2 schools competition, which took place at the Arthur Terry School in the week beginning Mon 25th January.

The KS3 boys competition took place on Tues 26th Jan. 8 students from Y7 and 8 students from Y8 were selected to represent their respective year groups in a range of track and field events.

Results table below:

As you can see from the results, our Y7 boys managed to secure the North Birmingham title by edging local schools Bishop Vesey and NBA into joint second place.  Sadly, our Y8 boys team fell one place short of this and just missed out reaching top spot by 4 points.  All was looking good for a double victory on the evening, until the Y8 relay team dropped the baton in the very last race of the competition!  The mistake proved to be very costly and prevented the team from having another shot at retaining the 'Overall Birmingham Schools Winners title' that they achieved last year!

The KS3 girls competition took place on Thurs 28th Jan. Once again, 8 students from Y7 and 8 students from Y8 were selected to represent their respective year groups in a range of track and field events.  Both teams performed superbly during the competition and came out on top amongst the other competing schools.

Results table below:

As you can see from the results, our Y7 girls finished in first place ahead of Highclare - 2nd and John Willmott - 3rd.  Our Y8 girls team, also 'overall Birmingham Schools Winners' from last year, absolutely smashed the points scoring by achieving the highest team tally and winning margin of the week!

Congratulations to all of the teams and the students that took part! 3 winners and 1 runner's up from Arthur Terry was a fantastic achievement for the week.  Our 3 winning teams now progress into the L3 Birmingham Schools Sportshall Athletics Finals taking place on Thurs 11th Feb at the Doug Ellic Sports Centre - (BCU campus in Perry Barr).

West Midlands 5-a-side runners up! - Y7 Boys Football

Wednesday 3rd Feb 2016

Arthur Terry U12's - West Mids 5-a-Side Runners-Up 

A squad of seven Y7 boys (pictured above) represented the Arthur Terry school as Aston, Erdington & Saltley SFA champions in the ESFA U12 Indoor 5-a-side area finals today, which were held at the Pride Park Soccer Dome in Derby.

The finals included 18 schools from all across the West Midlands region (inc. Telford, Wolverhampton, Stoke, Bromsgrove & Droitwich, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Burton, Hereford, Cannock, Halesowen & Stourbridge, Brierley Hill & Dudley, Nuneaton, Staffordshire, Sandwell, Redditch, Wyre Forest and Shropshire). 

The tournament was set up into 3 groups of 6 teams. The winners of each group, after playing a round robin format of 5 games would progress into the semi finals - joined by the best runners-up from across the groups!

A summary of Arthur Terry's games!
The Arthur Terry team got off to a great start winning their first two games comfortably, but in game 3 the boys incurred a narrow defeat that left the group wide open! The team bounced back immediately in game 4 by securing the highest scoring tournament victory on the day, setting up a 'group deciding' match in the last game!  With the knowledge that only a win would see the Arthur Terry team progress into the semi's, the boys performed brilliantly and they convincingly got the victory that gave them top spot in the group.

The semi-final was an extremely close match.  After taking an early lead, the boys allowed the opponents to level from the spot after conceding a penalty kick with just minutes to spare. Star player Ryley Thomas netted the winner in extra-time though, booking the place in the final and taking his personal tally to 11 goals in the tournament (Arthur Terry's highest scorer on the day!).

Having played so well throughout the day and deservedly reaching the final, the Arthur Terry boys sadly came undone against a very strong Sandwell Academy team - who were admittedly the best team there on the day, having won all their games and conceding just three goals in the process.

It was a fantastic day out and an absolutely tremendous achievement for the boys! - Being ranked as the second best 5-a-side football team from all the schools in the West Midlands is something that they can be very proud of indeed!!

Group game results & scorers:
G1: AT 3 vs 1 Nicholas Chamberlain - O. Powell; M. Greenway; R. Thomas
G2: AT 2 vs 1 Stourport HS - A. Jones; R. Thomas
G3: AT 0 vs 1 Kingsmead
G4: AT 8 vs 0 Abbot Beyne - R. Lewis; O. Powell; R. Thomas x6
G5: AT 2 vs 0 Excel Academy - R. Thomas x2

Semi-Final result & scorers:
AT 2 vs 1 St Bedes - A. Jones; R. Thomas
NB: 1-1 FT; 2-1 A.E.T

Final result & scorer:
AT 1 vs 5 Sandwell Academy - M. Greenway

North Birmingham KS4 Badminton Champions!

Monday 14th December 2015

The Arthur Terry School entered the North Birmingham Schools KS4 Badminton competition, which was held at the North Birmingham Academy school this evening. The team was represented by four boys from Y9, Sam Palmer, Dan Evans, Tom Wilcox and Jack Hawkins.



KS4 boys badminton team

The competition format:
Six Teams (including Arthur Terry) entered into the tournament.  The schools/teams were split into 2 groups of 3; each team playing each other once; the top ranked teams in each group progressing through to the final to determine the overall tournament winners!

Each match included two singles (between top two seeded players) and three doubles games, all being played first to 11 points! NB: Winners of each match decided by the total number of games won.

Group A: Arthur Terry; Fairfax (A-Team) and Bishop Walsh. 
Group B: Fairfax (B Team); Bishop Vesey and N.B.A


Tournament/Match Reports:
The Arthur Terry boys first group match was against Fairfax-A.  The first 4 games in this tie were equally taken, leaving the match evenly poised at 2 - 2 going into the final doubles game (...to be played by Dan and Tom). After taking a 9 - 4 lead within the game, the match looked certain to be won, however the score line shortly went to a nail biting 10 - 10 ...Next point the winner scenario!! Fortunately the boys held their nerve and secured the decisive point to beat Fairfax 3 - 2 overall.

The second and final group game against Bishop Walsh followed a similar pattern to the first! After the first 4 games were equally taken, leaving the score at 2 - 2, Dan and Tom once again had the pressure of needing to win the final doubles game that would win the match and enable the boys to top the group!  Fortunately, the blood pressure of those spectating was kept reasonably low during this game as we witnessed the boys display a very dominant performance, winning the game 11 - 2.

The boys then waited patiently for the remaining group matches to be completed to see who they would face in the final! 

Overall group standings:

Group A: 1st Arthur Terry; 2nd Fairfax (A-Team); 3rd Bishop Walsh. 
Group B: 1st Bishop Vesey, 2nd N.B.A; 3rd Fairfax (B Team);

The final match was against Bishop Vesey and yet again, it followed a similar pattern to the earlier games of the evening. The opening 4 games were shared equally between the finalists, leaving the score 2 - 2.  This time, Dan Evans 11 - 8 victory in the singles and Sam & Jack's 11- 7 doubles triumph provided the 2 wins going into the deciding game.  Having been in this position twice already, Dan and Tom's doubles partnership again had the responsibility of securing the final game that would this time 'win the team the tournament!'  The formidable partnership came through once more as they completed a personal hat-trick of wins on the evening, winning the final and decisive game 11 - 6 overall! NB: Dan's ninja reflex to return and help win the next point at 2 - 4 proved to be a major turning point and contender for shot of the tournament!

Huge congratulations to Sam, Dan, Jack and Tom who are now crowned North Birmingham KS4 Schools Team Champions for 2015! - Going one better than our KS3 team runners-up last week!

All the boys contributed valuable points in the matches played and displayed some fantastic performances en route to their championship success! NB: The team's tournament results can be seen in the table below.


KS4 Badminton Tournament Match Results
 

NB: Arthur Terry's weekly Wednesday lunchtime badminton club will resume in the New Year!

Runners Up in KS3 Boys North Birmingham Badminton Competition

Wednesday 9th December 2015

The Arthur Terry School entered the North Birmingham Schools KS3 Badminton competition, which was held this evening at the North Birmingham Academy school. The team comprised of four boys from Y9, Sam Palmer, John Kamal, Sam Blackwell and Sam Bayliss.



Arthur Terry KS3 Boys Badminton Team


Five schools (including Arthur Terry) entered into the tournament, which followed a round robin / league format. Each school played a match against each other, which included two singles and three doubles games, all being played first to 11 points! NB: Winners of each match decided by the total number of games won.

The team warming-up before the tournament!

After playing all four matches / 20 games, The Arthur Terry boys finished with an outstanding 17 wins and just a mere 3 defeats in total. Sadly the 2-3 match defeat inflicted by Fairfax, who were fortunate to have two 'county' badminton players in their squad, proved to be the decisive match of the evening which saw Arthur Terry finish overall runners up to the victors in this game. 5 - 0 whitewashes came in the matches over Bishop Vesey, Bishop Walsh and the competition hosts N.B.A, cementing Arthur Terry's 2nd place finish in the competition.

NB: Overall tournament standings were: 1st Fairfax; 2nd Arthur Terry; 3rd Bishop Vesey; 4th N.B.A and 5th Bishop Walsh.



Arthur Terry's KS3 Boys tournament match results!
 

NB: Arthur Terry's weekly Wednesday lunchtime badminton club will resume in the New Year!





District Cup Semi-final here we come!

Wednesday 2nd December 2015

John Willmott 1 v 4 Arthur Terry Scorers:
R Thomas, K Reddin [2], O Powell

Match report:
The Arthur boys came into this Qtr Final replay knowing ...if they take their chances and limit their unforced errors in key areas, the game would be theirs for the taking and would stand a great chance of progressing into the district sup semi-finals!  The first half proved to be a very dominant performance indeed. Solid defending from the whole team meant that keeper James Pemberton did not have a single save to make in the entire half. Standout performer in the opening period was defender Ross Lewis, who made several outstanding tackles, blocks and covers - in addition to playing the ball out with composure from the back. Despite controlling the game, Arthur Terry only managed to take a narrow 1-0 lead into the break. Riley Thomas (playing wide right) showed real quality as he picked up the ball on the right hand side and with a quick change of pace, skinned his opponent to take the ball into the box before dispatching a powerful shot across the keeper into the side netting. The second half followed a similar pattern to the first period, but this time the boys were much more clinical in taking the chances that they created. Nb: Unfortunately this did not come until our star man from the first half had leveled the match for the opposition by putting the ball into his own net! - Unfortunately a little mix up at the back and shanked clearance was at fault! The introduction of Kharel Reddin proved to be quite a difference between the sides! Kharel managed to hit the back of the net twice, with two brilliantly taken goals - his super footwork and skill was used to carve out two chances for himself and the final strikes for both goals were truly top class! Nb: Ross also helped to make amends for his early Xmas gift to the opposition by supplying a super ball up to Kharel, which set him on his way for his first goal. Kharel's hat-trick was unfortunately denied after another tremendous shot came back of the post! However, partnering striker Oliver Powell was at hand to score his fourth goal in three consecutive games - sealing the victory 4-1 victory and securing the team's place in the district cup semi-finals, which will be played against St Edmund Campion in the New Year!

Man of the match:
1st Half: Ross Lewis
2nd Half: Kharel Reddin


Wednesday 25th November 2015

John Willmott 3 v 3 Arthur Terry
Scorers:
K Reddin, O Powell [2]

Match report:
After a very competitive game, the two teams could not be separated! The FT score finished 3-3, and with poor light conditions it was agreed that the tie would be replayed in the following week.  The match itself proved to be a case of missed opportunities and costly errors for the Arthur Terry boys!  The team's super AVFC academy striker Kharel Reddin scored the opener with a stunning first half strike, unfortunately though, the boys went into the break 1-2 down after conceding two goals from the only two shots/attacks that the opposition made. To their credit, the finishes were 'worldy type efforts' that left our District Keeper James Pemberton little to do but admire them, however slack defending prior to each goal was certainly the focus of the half-time team talk.  As the second half got underway the Arthur Terry boys responded fantastically and produced an absolutely dominant opening 15 minutes of play, where in the lead was deservedly restored. Oliver Powell provided two fantastic finishes to some wonderful moves, making the score 3-2 in Arthur Terry's favour. The boys had two great chances to extend the lead further, but unfortunately the first effort cannoned off the cross bar and the second was ruefully put over the bar from close range. The opponents equalizer eventually came in the last few minutes of the game, after limp defending and bad decision making once again presented an opportunity to the home side that was clinically taken.

Man of the match: Kharel Reddin
For a superb first half strike and absolutely stunning second half display. His silky skills and footwork was used to a more penetrating effect, helping to assist Oliver Powell and create other opportunities for his teammates that unfortunately went unconverted!

BSSF R3 Victory for Y7A Team

Tuesday 1st December 2015

Arthur Terry 3 v 1 Turves Green
Scorers:
A Jones; R Thomas; O Powell

Match report:
The Y7 Boys progressed into R4 of the BSSF cup with a fantastic 3-1 victory over Turves Green Boys school.  The first half was evenly fought, but Arthur Terry deservedly took the lead when Alex Jones  opened the scoring after making a timely run into the box to slot in a great cross from Riley Thomas.  Shortly into the second half Riley doubled the lead after beating the opposition keeper to a through ball from Matt Greenway, coolly lifting it over the keeper before finishing on the half volley into the empty net. Turves Green battled hard to keep in touching distance of the score and somehow managed to prevent themselves from going 0-3 down after making several unbelievable goal line clearances! The 2-0 score line actually became 2-1 before Arthur Terry finally put the game to rest with a third goal, courtesy of Oliver Powell's excellent run into the box and clinical finish.

NB: The absence of goal line technology prevented Matt Greenway from getting his name on the score sheet in the final minutes of the game, but hopefully he took some solace in being awarded man of the match after displaying another commanding and influential role in center midfield!

Rd4: Arthur Terry vs. Kings Norton Boys (Date TBA)

Man of the match: Matt Greenway